Who directed the first film made in India?

India's first film was directed by Dadasaheb Phalke, who made the silent feature Raja Harishchandra in 1913.

Phalke is honoured as the father of Indian cinema for this pioneering work.

Satyajit Ray was a much later master of art cinema, beginning in the 1950s, far after the first film.

Prithviraj Kapoor was a celebrated actor and theatre figure, not the maker of India's first film.

Ardeshir Irani came later with the first talkie Alam Ara, a distinct milestone from the first film.

The origin of Indian cinema rests with Phalke's silent debut.